SpeedVegas, other US racetracks have seen fatal crashes

When a tourist and driving instructor died in a fiery crash Feb. 11 at the SpeedVegas racetrack south of Las Vegas, it was not the first time for a fatality or serious wreck putting everyday drivers on a racetrack.

Work out in your own home

Everyone appreciates convenience, and nothing is more convenient than having an exercise room in your home: no more running outside in 110-degree heat to drive to the gym just to work up a sweat.

Hard surface floors need a little cover-up

“Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending.” — Longfellow (1807–1882), American poet and professor, Elegiac Verse (1881)

Intense sunlight can damage grapes

Q: I need confirmation of a problem with my grapes. A gardening Facebook group is certain my grape berries have thrip damage this year. I sent you a picture to confirm it or not.

Homebuilders embrace modern architecture

Area production homebuilders have begun to develop luxury neighborhoods with a noticeable nod toward the popular modern design.

Pardee opens Pivot in Green Valley

Pardee Homes will celebrate the grand opening of Pivot in the Green Valley area June 24. The neighborhood’s two-story floor plans are off Carnegie Street and South Green Valley Parkway as it transitions into Sunridge Heights Parkway. Complimentary refreshments and entertainment will be provided from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reverence unveils new home designs in Summerlin

Reverence, a new Summerlin village developed exclusively by Pulte Homes, reveals details of its new home designs and floor plans that were recently unveiled at a grand opening, which attracted more than 2,000 on the first day. Located on 300 elevated acres west of the 215 Beltway, Reverence is nestled along the base of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and bounded by West Lake Mead Boulevard on the south and Cheyenne Avenue on the north. It is Summerlin’s northwesternmost village.

Summit Homes to open Valona in northwest

Summit Homes announces the grand opening of its newest Las Vegas community — Valona. Located in the northwest valley off the 215-Beltway at Hualapai Way, Valona introduces four new floor plans with a distinctly modern twist: Two story homes that embrace single-story living.

New Summerlin village set to hold grand opening June 10

Reverence, a new Summerlin village developed exclusively by Pulte Homes, reveals details of its new home designs and floor plans that will be unveiled at the village’s public grand opening June 10.

Toll Brothers opens two neighborhoods in Summerlin

Models are now complete and open at two new neighborhoods by Toll Brothers in The Cliffs village at Summerlin: Ironwood and Granite Heights.

Boscan suffers early injury as 51s fall to Salt Lake

Starter Wilfredo Boscan was hit in the left shin with a batted ball in the first inning and the 51s lost to Salt Lake, 7-1, at Cashman Field on Friday night.

Pool safety tips from a reporter who almost drowned

“Drowning doesn’t look like anything. It’s silent,” Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield told me this week. “When someone drowns, they’re taking in water. There’s no screaming.”

Holy (Las Vegas) Comic Con, Batman! — PHOTOS

The Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con has returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center for a weekend packed with pop culture fun.

 
A father’s dream realized as son becomes a Golden Knight

Cody Glass, the first player selected by the Las Vegas expansion franchise in the NHL Entry Draft is an 18-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba, a Canadian center who grew up with next to nothing.

Man killed in west Las Vegas motorcycle accident

A man died Friday evening after crashing his motorcycle into a car in the intersection of West Flamingo Road and South El Capitan Way in the west Las Vegas Valley.

Heller on hot seat over GOP health care bill

Republicans are trying to fulfill a campaign promise, but they also seem to be trying to find $600 billion to hand out in tax cuts to the wealthiest while cutting $834 billion from Medicaid, a lifeline for 33 million children, 10 million disabled and 6 million seniors.

Quit whining if you didn’t go the polls

You didn’t vote, but have plenty of complaints about how your government is serving you. Blame only yourself.

Amid hot sales, the Strip is becoming Backstreet Boulevard

In the Backstreet Boys’ swift-selling Strip residency, the guys have almost totally sold out Axis theater for shows this weekend — even as the theater has been opened to its full 6,200-seat capacity.

Bellator: New York main card matchups

A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Bellator: New York on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.

2 members of state charter school board resign

The resignations of two members of the State Public Charter School Authority Board — Adam Johnson and Jacob Snow — were announced at the end of a meeting Friday.

Small plane flips at Henderson airport, no one injured

A Cessna plane carrying two passengers flipped while landing at Henderson Executive Airport Friday afternoon, McCarran International Airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said.

Teachers irate over school district’s about-face on pay raise formula

Clark County School District officials last year trumpeted an innovative new salary structure, then rolled back key parts of it. The teachers union cried foul and filed an unfair labor complaint with the state of Nevada.

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